Boletín de Marzo 2008 (Vol. 2, nº. 3) 
Newsletter March 2008 (Vol. 2, nº. 3) 
Newsletter \ Newsletter Vol. 2, nº. 3 (Wednesday, 26 March, 2008)Highlights:
The full text of the Scientific Conference on Quality and Scientific Evidence in Decision-Making (Madrid, 4 - 5 December 2007) is now available.
Resolution of 12 March 2008 of the Carlos III Health Institute publishing the 2008 call for applications for subsidies for Strategic Health Actions, within the framework of the 2008-2011 National R&D&I Programme. (More information at: http://aes.isciii.es).
MINISTERIAL ORDER SCO/709/2008, of 4 March 2008, announcing subsidies for promotion of priority healthcare activities in 2008.
Community Action Programme in the area of health (2008-2013). COMMISSION DECISION of 27 February 2008 on the adoption of the work plan for 2008 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013).
Publication of ROYAL DECREE 183/2008, of 8 February 2008, which determines and classifies Health Science specializations and develops a number of aspects of the health specialization teaching system.
The 2008 Catalogue of Primary Healthcare Centres is now available on the website (Catalogo de Centros de Atención Primaria del SNS).
The 2006 State Regulations (indicators summarizing the working of the Spanish NHS hospitals) are also now available (Norma Estatal 2006).
On 30 January the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe approved the Recommendation to Member States on the inclusion of gender differences in health policy.
The Commission against Gender Violence has prepared common information indicators for the Spanish NHS and quality criteria for basic training of healthcare professionals in Gender Violence.
Publication of the 2006 Gender Violence Report (informe de violencia de género 2006), prepared by the Spanish NHS Quality Agency Women’s Health Observatory (Observatorio de Salud de la Mujer), with the collaboration of the Spanish regional governments.
Publication of the 2006 Health and Gender Report (Informe Salud y Género 2006) devoted to middle age.
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News:
Telecommunications: EU citizens need to be better informed regarding the European emergency number (112) (European Parliament, 06/09/2007).
An award for the Institute for Safe Medication Practices website (Instituto Seguro de los Medicamentos) at the “Healthcare Area Internet Favourites”, an event organized by Diario Médico and Correo farmacéutico (ISMP-Spain, 17/03/2008).
The Coalition of Citizens with Chronic Diseases takes the Patient Safety Declaration to the 3rd Global Patients Congress (MSC, 25/03/2008).
Since its foundation in 2001, the Spanish Latex Allergy Association has worked to inform the population in general and the healthcare authorities in particular of the difficulties facing latex allergy sufferers.
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Events:
- Congress on “Introducing Technological Innovation in Health Services” (Bilbao, 2 - 4 April).
- XIIth National SEDIGLAC Meeting. Spanish Society for Clinical Laboratory Management (Alicante, 10 - 11 April 2008).
- XVth Congress on Law and the Human Genome (Deusto University, 21 - 22 April).
- International Dual Pathology Congress. Addictive behaviour and other mental disorders (Madrid, 29 - 31 May).
- Seminar on Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care (San Sebastián, 13 June).
- The Seventh Annual Quality Colloquium (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 18 - 21 August 2008).
- Events in Spain and abroad in 2008
(Last updated: 11 Feb 2008).
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Recommended reading:
- Sutker WL. The physician’s role in patient safety: What’s in it for me? Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) [Internet]. 2008 [cited 19 February 2008]; 21(1):9-14.
- Woods MS. In a blink: awareness, assessment, and adapting to patient communication needs. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2008. 168 p.
- Shorr AF, Micek ST, Jackson WL, Kollef MH. Economic implications of an evidence-based sepsis protocol: can we improve outcomes and lower costs? Crit Care Med. 2007;35(5): 1258-1262.
- In the know. Using information to make better decisions: a discussion paper. London: Audit Commission; 2008.
- León Gil C, García-Castrillo Riesgo L, Moya Mir M, Artigas Raventós A, Borges SA M, Candel González FJ et al; SEPSIS Working Party. Consensus document (SEMES-SEMICYUC). Recommendations on the initial and multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic handling of serious sepsis in hospital emergency services. Med Intensiva [Internet]. 2007 [cited 25 February 2008]; 31(7):375-87.
- Esteban A, Frutos-Vivar F, Ferguson ND, Peñuelas O, Lorente JA, Gordo F et al. Sepsis incidence and outcome: contrasting the intensive care unit with the hospital ward. Crit Care Med. 2007; 35(5):1285-1289.
- Coleman MP, Alexe DM, Albreht T, McKee M, editores. Responding to the challenge of cancer in Europe. Ljubljana: Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia; 2008.
- Diez acciones de Seguridad del Paciente. México: Subsecretaría de Innovación y Calidad.
- Moynihan R, Oxman AD, Lavis JN, Paulsen E. Evidence-informed health policy: using research to make health systems healthier. Oslo: Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services; 2008. 109 p. Rapport Nr 1-2008.
- Estudio de los efectos adversos en la atención hospitalaria en el principado de Asturias. Oviedo: Consejería de Salud y Servicios Sanitarios; 2008.
- Amin S, Das J, Goldstein M, editores. Are you being served? New tools for measuring service delivery [Internet]. Washington: The World Bank; 2008 [4 marzo 2008].
- Modest Health Care Quality Gains Outpaced by Spending [Internet]. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008 [25 de marzo 2008].
Official announcements:
- Appointment of ISQua CEO. Ms. Roisin Boland is the new Chief Executive Officer of the International Society for Quality in Health Care.
- 2008 Health Department Teaching Programme. Safe Surgical Practices: Prevention of infection in surgical patients (Pamplona, 29 May 2008).
- Training course in Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety for healthcare personnel (Ciudad Real General Hospital, 4 April to 16 May 2008).
- Online course: "Data sources in Health Sciences" (Carlos III University, Madrid, May – June 2008).
